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Doug Aaron

Research Associate Professor; Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
Electrochemical systems (batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers), carbon capture and storage
Nick Brown.

Nicholas Brown

Associate Professor & Assistant Head for Graduate Studies, Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear energy, thermal hydraulics, and reactor safety
Yingwen Cheng.

Yingwen Cheng

Associate Professor, Chemistry
Electrochemistry, Li/Na/Zn/Mg batteries, electrocatalysis, fuel cells, materials chemistry
Moonhee Cho.

Moonhee Cho

Associate Professor, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Sustainability communication, community action and mobilization, information processing behavior, social media, mediated communication, impact-driven communication
Seong-Hoon Cho.

Seong-Hoon Cho

Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics
Sustainability of agricultural and forested lands through the exploration of economic aspects related to land use, ecosystem service provision, and conservation science
Marleen Kay Davis.

Marleen Kay Davis

ACSA Distinguished Professor, Architecture
Urban design, drone-based public transit, downtown and urban neighborhoods
Yanfei Gao.

Yanfei Gao

Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
High temperature materials for energy conversion and propulsion applications
Maged Guerguis.

Maged Guerguis

Associate Professor, Architecture
High-performance integrated construction systems, large-scale additive manufacturing applications in architecture, energy-efficient building systems, advanced computational design methods, topology optimization, sustainable architecture and design, resilient and flood-resistant building design, biophilic design and nature integration, human-centered design principles, design solutions for global challenges
David Harper.

David Harper

Professor, School of Natural Resources
Engineering, renewable feedstocks, biomass, recycling, processing, end-of-life product engineering
Qiang He.

Qiang He

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Renewable energy production, waste to energy processes, treatment and reuse of waste from energy industries, environmental impact of energy management practices
Kevin Heaslip.

Kevin Heaslip

Director of Center for Transportation Research, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Transportation, future mobility, infrastructure, electric vehicles, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence
Anna Herring.

Anna Herring

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage), geologic carbon storage, mineral carbonation, multiphase fluid flows in porous media, wettability, reactive transport in porous media, 3D X-ray microtomography, topological data analysis of 3D solid and fluid structures

Institute for Energy and Environment

Research Areas
Circular Bioeconomy,
Clean Energy Systems,
Engaged Communities,
Sustainable Environment, &
Sustainable Infrastructure
UT Research supports five gateways defining the university’s strategic priorities—the Institute for Energy and Environment is one of them. Find out about the other four gateways here.
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